Tampa Electric outlines hurricane costs

Tampa Electric Co. has outlined hundreds of millions of dollars in costs that it could seek to recover from customers because of power-restoration efforts after hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Tampa weather | Windy Wednesday
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FOX 13 meteorologist Dave Osterberg has your Wednesday forecast and an update on the tropical wave that's expected to become Sara.

Support group offered for Bay Area beach businesses impacted by hurricanes

Some Tampa Bay area residents lost so much during the hurricanes this year that they don't know where to start building back. Now, there's a support group for beach business people to talk about what's happened to their businesses, their lives and their futures. 

Tampa weather | Possible record high temps
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber has your forecast for the week and gives an update on the latest disturbance in the tropics.

Caribbean disturbance could become Tropical Storm Sara
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FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is tracking the tropics with more on a disturbance that could become Tropical Storm Sara.

Tampa weather | Possible record high Tuesday
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg has your Tuesday forecast and a look at the latest disturbance in the tropics.

St. Pete Pier weathers three storms, city assesses damages

More than a month ago, Hurricane Milton delivered the third gut punch to the Tampa Bay area this hurricane season. From Debby to Helene and then Milton, all three did damage to the coastline, and it added up for the City of St. Petersburg. 

Tropical system may form in Caribbean
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FOX 13 Valerie Mills is tracking a new area of interest in the Caribbean that has a 40% chance of forming over the next week. Currently, it is a disorganized system of thunderstorms, but by Thursday Mills says some deep convection will likely develop and create a closed center of circulation. She added that an upper high will shield the Caribbean from a wind shear that would break the system up. A strong cold front that will drop south on Friday may prevent it from strengthening. If it does become a named storm, it will be called Sara.

Sunset Beach community staying strong during storm recovery

Treasure Island's Sunset Beach community is working hard to recover after devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. While some businesses may not return, others like Ka'Tiki, which has been open for more than 45 years, reopened 21 days after the storm.